diff --git a/common.go b/common.go
index d06d860..bc00faa 100644
--- a/common.go
+++ b/common.go
@@ -469,6 +469,7 @@ func ConfigurePeer(dev *device.Device, siteConfig SiteConfig, privateKey wgtypes
 
 	// Construct WireGuard config for this peer
 	var configBuilder strings.Builder
+	configBuilder.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("private_key=%s\n", fixKey(privateKey.String())))
 	configBuilder.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("public_key=%s\n", fixKey(siteConfig.PublicKey)))
 	configBuilder.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("allowed_ip=%s\n", allowedIpStr))
 	configBuilder.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("endpoint=%s\n", siteHost))
diff --git a/peermonitor/peermonitor.go b/peermonitor/peermonitor.go
index 09dade6..edb5451 100644
--- a/peermonitor/peermonitor.go
+++ b/peermonitor/peermonitor.go
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ func NewPeerMonitor(callback PeerMonitorCallback, privateKey string, wsClient *w
 		configs:     make(map[int]*WireGuardConfig),
 		callback:    callback,
 		interval:    1 * time.Second, // Default check interval
-		timeout:     1000 * time.Millisecond,
-		maxAttempts: 5,
+		timeout:     2500 * time.Millisecond,
+		maxAttempts: 8,
 		privateKey:  privateKey,
 		wsClient:    wsClient,
 		device:      device,